ANDY Murray is set to return to tennis next month as part of a six-day charity tournament organised by his brother, Jamie.
Jamie, a seven-time Grand Slam doubles and mixed doubles champion, has helped organise Schroders Battle of the Brits, which will be screened live on Amazon Prime and raise a minimum of £100,000 for the NHS.
The event, which will include the Murray brothers, Kyle Edmund and Dan Evans, will take place from June 23-28.
“The last few months have been incredibly challenging times for everyone and we see this event as our way of giving back,” Jamie said.
“A lot of work has gone in to make sure this could happen and we are very excited to be able to bring an action-packed week of tennis, while raising valuable funds for NHS heroes to say thank you for the amazing work they have done.”
Before lockdown Andy, 33, had been returning to the court after an injury-enforced absence – he had been unable to play for three months due to what he believed was heterotopic ossification, a type of bone growth associated with the hip operation he underwent last year.
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